that sounds exactly like what I do.  I guess I was just expecting that
there was some specially designed connector that would make it easer.

On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I'm feeling like soldering on something like a ring terminal, I take
> regular crimp on terminals and cut away the plastic. I slide a piece of
> heat shrink over the wire then crimp on the connector as I would.  Now
> solder the connector in place, slide up the heat shrink, shrink it, and
> good to go.
>
> -craig
>
> On May 6, 2012, at 5:54 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
>
> > I've never seen a solder type terminal that already contains solder. The
> > flux in the solder core is just as important as the solder for a reliable
> > connection.
> >
> > Thanks, Tom Hargrave
> > www.stir-plate.com
> > www.towercooler.com
> > www.kegkits.com
> > www.grow-sun.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of
> > pickle vanagon
> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 4:30 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
> >
> > Whenever wiring electrical things (gauges, whatever) I always solder on
> > crimp-style quick disconnects as I don't trust the crimp connection.
>  this
> > is a bit messy.
> >
> > I imagine that someone should make a quick disconnect that has some
> solder
> > inside the sleeve where you insert the wire, so just insert, touch with
> your
> > soldering iron, and you're done.  Does this exist?
> >
> > the most promising thing I've found is this:
> > http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=0710867&ucst=t
> > which sounds like what I'm looking for.  But $120 is a lot.  I really
> only
> > want a few quick-disconnects in various gauge sizes.
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> > -Wes
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